The Tile Goes from Dated to Dramatic in This Bathroom Makeover

Sarah Everett
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Soaking tub in bathroom before renovation.
This bathroom was last updated in the early 2000s.
Credit: Carrie Goldin Credit: Carrie Goldin
Green tiled bathroom vanity before renovation.
“The master bath was green, white, and light wood with chrome accents,” the homeowner describes. Credit: Carrie Goldin Credit: Carrie Goldin
White and green tiles in bathroom before renovation.
In addition to needing aesthetic upgrades, both the tub and shower needed repairs.
Credit: Carrie Goldin Credit: Carrie Goldin
Shower and toilet in tiled bathroom before renovation.
The goal was to upgrade the space without making any layout (and therefore plumbing) changes. Credit: Carrie Goldin Credit: Carrie Goldin
Wallpapered toilet area and pink and green tiles in shower of newly renovated bathroom
Black tiled wall in vanity area of newly renovated bathroom
The large-format black tile that covers much of the space was budget-friendly at around $3 per square foot. The vanity is from Restoration Hardware.
Credit: Carrie Goldin Credit: Carrie Goldin
Vanity and soaking tub in green and black tiled bathroom after renovation.

If you’re thinking of making a color change in your home this year, consider going dark. After all, darker hues like burgundy, forest green, chocolate brown, navy, and black are in for 2024, according to designers.

Homeowner Carrie Goldin is one such homeowner who’s going to the dark side. “We have been introducing lots of dark colors, focusing mainly on greens and blacks throughout the house,” she says. “The dark colors bring a coziness to our home that was absent before.”

In her primary bathroom, that meant swapping “plain and dated” tile with darker, more maximalist picks — in addition to other upgrades. “Our house was built in the early 2000s,” Carrie says. “The master bath was green, white, and light wood with chrome accents.” The early aughts aesthetics were part of the reason Carrie wanted to make a change, but “several key features, like our tub, were broken beyond repair,” she adds.

The $20,000 redo makes significant improvements “with no changes to plumbing, layout, or overall placement of the bathroom features,” Carrie describes.